Why is Seattle the best place to learn Scandinavian folk dance outside of Scandinavia? And what's it all about, anyway? UW undergraduate students Blue Palmer, Bill Cheung-Daihe, and Fanny Mestä-Tokila discuss how a dance course with the Skandia Folkdance Society gave them a new way to connect with their studies, make new friends, and have good fun.
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This episode was written, edited, and produced by Colin Gioia Connors. Special thanks to Kristian Næsby.
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Transcript available at https://scandinavian.washington.edu/crossing-north-16-wednesdays-ill-go-dance
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Learn more about the Skandia Folkdance Society of Seattle:
https://skandia-folkdance.org/
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At 29:32, Bill refers to a spelmanslag, Swedish for a "folk musician's team." There are two spelmanslag in Seattle:
The Skandia Spelmanslag (for adults)
http://skandia-folkdance.org/spelmanslag/
and The Lilla Spelmanslag (for children)
https://www.seattlelillalag.org/
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At 34:20, Fanny refers to "Lucia," the Santa Lucia Day performance put on by UW students every December at the Swedish Club. Everyone is welcome to participate. Check out: UW Scandinavian Club on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/266243020439023/
or contact Amanda Doxtater or Kim Kraft for more information:
https://scandinavian.washington.edu/people/faculty
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"30:e november" used with permission by Pasi Pasanen & Per-Thomas Eriksson.
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Theme music used with permission by Kristján Hrannar Pálsson.
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Crossing North is a production of the Department of Scandinavian Studies and the Baltic Studies Program at the University of Washington in Seattle.
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